Dear customers, business partners and friends, We hereby announce a change in the company’s management: Mr Christopher Genillard, founder and long-standing managing director, has retired from his active role as managing director on 5 December 2025. With his vision and tireless dedication, he has shaped Genillard & Co. GmbH from its founding to its current… Continue Reading Change in management at Genillard & Co. GmbH
On July 9th, everything revolved around heavy rainfall, climate scenarios, and how we can better prepare our cities for the future – right in the heart of Vienna! The workshop kicked off with an exciting overview of the EU-funded DIRECTED project (https://directedproject.eu/) and its four Real World Labs. From there, we moved straight into the… Continue Reading Second DIRECTED Workshop at the Hydraulic Engineering Lab, BOKU Vienna – 09.07.2025
In lieu of our annual CISAR symposium with European crop insurers in March, we decided to gather findings on priority issues occupying the sector this spring. Our research revealed that during 2023 there was a significant divergence in crop insurance trading experience. Spain and Italy recorded very negative results and a combined ratio approaching 150%,… Continue Reading CROP INSURANCE IN EUROPE, A REVIEW IN SPRING 2024
During the second half of July, the European record for the largest recorded hailstone was broken twice, according to the European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL). On 19th July, a hailstone measuring 16 cm in diameter was recorded in the Veneto region of northern Italy, only to be surpassed a few days later on 24th July… Continue Reading Heavy hail hits Europe: How extreme weather events impact the (Re)Insurance Industry